Cutting costs...

Do you ever stop and think that it would be nice if there was a way to make cuts in costs in spending by government in a quick and easy way that would equal giving them weight loss pills to make them drop the fat? Recently we faced a local tax levy and while it was clear the City could not afford to not pass the tax, it was also clear that "fiscal fitness" was something that was just as much lacking in our government as "psychical fitness" is for our society...